Laurie recounts the first time he ever encountered David Berkoff at the Olympic Games. In fact, he’s the closest thing he’s ever seen to a fish, Laurie says. In addition, he is best known for his powerful underwater start, the eponymous “Berkoff Blastoff”. Impressively, he completes almost half of the 100m backstroke underwater, taking only a few breaths throughout the race.
Furthermore, David Charles “Dave” Berkoff is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. Berkoff was a backstroke specialist who won a total of four Olympic medals during his career at two different Olympic Games.
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At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, he won a gold medal by swimming the backstroke leg for the winning U.S. men’s team in the men’s 4×100-meter medley relay in the event final. Individually, he also won a silver medal by placing second in the men’s 100-meter backstroke event.
Berkoff is a remarkable man with high aspirations. Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. Berkoff was a backstroke specialist who won a total of four Olympic medals during his career at two different Olympic Games.
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